HowElon Musk’s attempt to drag out the Twitter trial could backfire
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Content warning: I am about to do a close read while violating the principles of New Criticism.
I woke up annoying this morning, so we are going to do a close read of this internet artifact: a semi-viral tweet showing Elon Musk discussing Twitter bots in what appears to be a blurred-out conference room of some kind. There is an audience, though - you get to hear them laugh.
"Anyone who uses Twitter is well aware that the comment threads are filled with scam, spam, & lot of fake accounts. It seems beyond reasonable for Twitter to claim that the number of real unique humans is above 95%. Does anyone have that experience?" - @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/XivtjhEBu3
- Pranay Pathole (@PPathole) August 6, 2022
Here is a lightly edited...